Shikazo yamamoto



' s. YAMAMOTO.

Y BROOM.

APPLICATION FILED sum: 13. 191B.

1 3 1 5, 1 94 Patentedsept. 2,191 9.

SHIKAZO YAMAMOTO, or LosnNGELEs, CALIFORNIA..

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Specification ofLettersd atnt. .Pate t dls t; 2 1919 Application filed an is; 191a serial No. 239,834.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHIKAZO YAMAMOTO, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, residi=ng at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brooms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in brooms, and has for its object the provision of means for resisting wear and means for reinforcing the broom whereby the original shape of the broom is retained for a greatly increased period of time, thus prolonging the term of usefulness of the broom.

Another object ofthis invention is to provide a sheet metal cap of inexpensive construction, and adapted to incase the broom filaments at the juncture thereof with the handle, allowing the use of shorter filaments in the construction of the broom. With this construction a large proportion of the broom filaments that are ordinarily wasted, may be utilized in the construction of the broom.

Another object is to provide a broom constructed with a core of coarse filaments, and incased with an outer layer consisting of finer filaments, which resists wear and assists in maintaining the shape of the broom.

Another object is to provide a broom having a series of binding elements disposed between the brush end of the broom and the handle thereof, and adapted for consecutive detachment and removal as the broom filaments become shorter through wear.

Other objects and advantages may appear from the subjoined detail description.

A practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved broom. Fig. 2 is a fragmental and sectional view of the broom. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the broom handle and metal reinforcing casing, with the filaments and reinforcing means shown in dotted lines.

Referring to the drawings, my improved broom consists of a handle 11 having the bottom end 12 pointed and adapted to extend well into the broom filaments 13, which are preferably of palm fiber, or any inexpensive material which is coarser and stronger than broom corn. The end 12 is provided with a wooden reinforcing element 14, adapted to extend transversely and within the fiber elements 13. The finer broom filaments 15 are preferably of broom corn, and form a layer to incase the coarser elements. A sheet metal casing 16 is pro- Vided at the juncture of the handle 11 and the broom filaments, and is provided so that shorter and cheaper broom corn filaments may be employed for the outer layer thereof. The binding cords 17 are adapted to be stitched through both fine and coarse broom filaments, and serve to reinforce the same. The bonding cords 18, are stitched to the outer layer of broom filaments, and are readily detachable and removable as the broom wears out, and serve to reinforce the filaments and to maintain the form of the broom when the filaments are new.

The broom shown and herein described is simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture, and Will give longer service than a broom of ordinary construction. In use, as the outer filaments wear off, the coarser filaments may be cut off in acoordance therewith.

While the broom shown herein is well adapted to serve the purposes intended, it is. to be understood that no limitation is made tothe precise structural details exhibi-ted in the drawings, but that changes, alterations, and modifications, may be made which may fall within the scope of the claims.

To facilitate the use of the broom in narrow spaces, in corners, and beneath furniture, the handle 11 is provided with the offset portion 19. With the handle bent as shown, the brush portion, in use, will be pressed yieldingly against the article or floor which is to be swept, thereby causing the broom fibers to resist wear longer, and to be evenly worn.

What is claimed is:

1. A broom, comprising a handle receiving shield, said shield having diverging walls to receive the brush filaments, a core of coarse brush filaments, fine brush filaments incasing the core, and binding fila-.

ments for the brush filaments beyond the shield, some of the binding filaments being stitched to the finer brush filaments, and other binding elements being stitched to both coarse and fine brush filaments.

2. A broom comprising a handle receiving shield, a mass of brush filaments having signature this 29th day of May, in the year their butts incaseg b3}!1 tgie shield, binding 1918. elements for the rus 'aments, a handle projecting through the shield, said' handle SHIKAZO YAMAMOTO' being provided with an ofi'eset to. produce In presence ofeven pressure on the brush filaments. J. W. MASTER,

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my FREDERIO M. KEENEY.

Copies. of this; patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

1 Washington, D. O. 

